The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13

night. may bring more here and give the COM
pany paying performance and many hundreds
rich musical treat
ENGLIsHs-RENTz SANITY NOVELTY COMPANY.
large audience, in which there were few
ladies and many bald-heads. greeted the Rentz-
Sanity Novelty and Burlesque Company at
Enelishs Qpera-house last night and evidently
greatly enjoyed the exhibition-for there is more
attraetiot il the co rs exhibition of scanty-
dressed females than lin the performance they
give or the twenty-five mem bers of the com
pany only four are men, A couple of vaudeville
sketches called Toe-boeganing" and adam and
Eve" affordshe girls = chance to do great deal
OF singing ana dancing aud three or four MEM
bers are good specially performers. The en-
gagement closes tomorrow evening.
observation-disclosures t. ELLIS.
Charles T. Ellis, who Is playing at the Mu-
scum this week, is q clever young comedian.
with an attrative stare presence, and a sweet
voice, which be displays to advantage in dozen
songs in his play Casper the Yodler" It has
interest aside from hiswork. the Suggesting is
good and the company capable. All these go to
make up about the cieanest and best entertain
ment the Museum has had this season. The
audiences filled the theater yesterday, both aft
ernoon and evening. and the performances wers
Large business may be expected all week, for
tho attraction is an excellent one
= NOTES.
Kate Castleton will be at English's Thursday
night and the rest otlshe week in her recon
structed Cray Patch" Advance sale will be-
gin to-day at the usual prices.
Hon. w. H S. Aubrey. of London, will lecture
at Plymouth Church tomorrow evening on
Giving English Statasmen-Drawnfro from Life
Mr.. Aubrey visits this country by special re-
quest of Mr. Gladstone.
The Eden Musee hasSsuch special attractions
this week, as big Winnie johnson, who weighs
something less than q ton. the Congo giant. who
is about long as 2 clothes-line. Weitzmau.
tha yvjr al nhODOpranh.
It drew many people Yesterday.
Personal and Society.
Judge Woods has gone to Fl Wayne. to hold
court i.
Mrs C. G. Hines is expected on the Goth, to
spend several weeks.
Oliver T. Morton was yesterday admitted to
practice in the Marion county Circuit Court
Mrs. William Wallace will leave for Texas ito
day, to be absent for about six months.
Miss Elsie Stevens. OF Dubuque, a.. is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. John Stevens and family.
DR.. Payne, president of the Ohio Wesleyan
University. was in the city yesterday, the guest
of Mr.. G. w. Fairbanks
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Lawrence will spend a por-
ton of this winter 10 Florida, and leave for their
destination early in January.
Mr.. and Mrs w. n. Gates will give cotl-
Ion party Wednesday evening, the 21st, at their
home on North Illinois street
Mr. John NJ Judah will leave the LIST OF jan
ly Mrs. Judah and children will not go until
spring
Mrs George F. Branham went to Cincinnati
yesterday. to attend the wedding of her niece.
Miss Bessie Nichols, who visited here last sum-
mer for several weeks.
Mrs. Joseph Ehrlch, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. AL Kramer, for the past
month, viii shortly leave for a visit to George
town and Lexington, Ky.
The members of the Commercial Travellers
Association will meet at No. II South Meridian
street this morning st 10 o'clock, to attend the
funeral of Cyrus W. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Barnes and daughter win
go to California about the Goth. The former
will return in about six weeks. and Mrs. Barnes
and daughter not until April
Judge Pierce Norton received telegram yes
terday afternoon. concerning the serious illness
of bis mother at her home IN Marion. He left
for that place at once and reached her bedside
short time before she died
George w. Prosser, named in the Journal Of
Saturday last as ''the auditor of Morgan coun-
ty," is the ex- auditor. MIR. Nathan Z. Moore is
the present auditor and the aIlusion Of the
Journal can in wise apply to him.
Mrs. Lucia Julian Martin has reading engage
ments before the literary societies of DARLINGTON
and Wavelnnd. Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, in Upton and Cicero. the 18th and 1G.h,
and in Crawfordsville the 26tn and 9th -
The annual supper of the Second Presbyte-
rian Church will be given this evening by the
young ladies OF the missionary society. The
preparations even more elaborate than in
former years. Tie attendance promises to be
larger tan ever.
The ladies of the Fifth PRESBYTERIAN Church
will give . fair and carnival this evening and
tomorrow evening. The cantata of Little Red
Riding Hood" will be given this evening and a
concert by the Siver-toned Quartet to-mor-
row evening. Fancy articles will be sale, and
refreshments served.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ G. A. met
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Commit
tees were completed. new members admitted,
constitution discussed and the organization
made more thorough and perfect A special
meeting is called for next Monday afternoon, at
2:30 o'clock, for arranging plans for keeping
'topen house" New Years day.
The cafe klatsch to be given by the ladies OF
the Missionary Society of Meridian-street
Church. at the resid ence of Mr.. and Mrs T. p.
Haughey this evening. will be novel affair.
The admission fee is % cents, and includes sup
ton sale of rare and beautiful statuary and brio
a-b=ac. The ladies will also offer few articles
for sale in private way. Great preparations
have been made. and an enjoys able time is as
sured all who attend.
Charles s. Test who died at his residence, in
Decatur township. on Sunday. was in the forty
fifth year of his age For several years past he
has beeu farmer; his early life. before entering
the army in 1861, was spent a farm. His
military service was private in the Thirty
third and as a lieutenant in the One hundred
and-sxteenth Indiana regiments. He made
good record as brave and dutiful soldier, but
in the severe campaiens IN East Tennessee, IN
the winter Of 1864. :his health was broken,
and he never recovered. and was
FREQ from pain and lameuess. He bore
ND bravely through alife of toll under his aff1ic-
tions. He was an honorable. intelligent and
active man. a good neighbor and a worthy citi-
zen. He was the last surviving son. out of five,
of the late Judge Tssr. He leaves q widow and
only son. He was quiet. unobtrusivc, kind
hearted man. loving his family and friends, VINO
will long cherish his I'm emory for his many noble
traits of character. His funeral takes place to-
day from his resdence the Mooresvi.le turn
pike. two miles beyond May wood. at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon. re